Carly Simon - Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits

In 1995, Arista released the first multi-label Carly Simon retrospective, the triple-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, and seven years later, Rhino delivered the second, the double-disc Anthology. Two years after that, Arista finally delivered the first single-disc multi-label retrospective, Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. Spanning nearly 30 years and featuring 20 songs, the collection has all of the big hits, from such '70s standards as "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," "The Right Thing to Do," "You're So Vain," "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," and "Nobody Does it Better" to the late-'80s comeback hit "Let the River Run." Certainly, there are some listeners who are looking for a concise career-spanning disc, and for them, this suits the bill very well. The problem is, Simon's late-'80s and '90s work isn't as strong as her '70s recordings, and it accounts for half of this disc; Anthology had a similar situation, with the classic period ending at the conclusion of the first disc, but that division worked better, since it left the listener with one solid disc of '70s material. Here, the two eras are contained on one disc, so the dip in quality is more noticeable, which may make this of less interest to those who only want Simon's best work. Even so, Reflections does what it sets out to do quite well, providing a single-disc overview of Simon's entire career, both for better and worse. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Olmsted Mixing Assistant Alex Taylor Vocals (Background) Andy Goldmark Keyboards, Drum Programming Andy Newmark Conga, Percussion, Drums Arif Mardin Producer, Conductor, String Arrangements, Audio Production, Horn Arrangements Barry DeSouza Drums Barry Hammond Editing Bill Inglot Remastering Bill Miranda Engineer Bill Payne Keyboards, Producer Bill Schnee Engineer Bob Gothard Cover Photo, Photography Bobby Keys Sax (Baritone) Bobby Warner Engineer Brian Odgers Bass Bruce Lynch Bass Carl Hall Vocals (Background) Carly Simon Programming, Whistle (Human), Vocals, String Arrangements, Producer, Keyboards, Compilation Producer, Piano (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Whistle, Guitar, Piano, Drum Programming, Synthesizer, Associate Producer Charles McCracken Cello Chris Lannon Engineer Chris Lord-Alge Mixing, Engineer Chris Rae Guitar (Electric) Clive Davis Executive Producer Cornell Dupree Guitar (Electric) Dan Hersch Remastering Dave Palmer Audio Engineer David Sanborn Sax (Alto) Del Newman String Arrangements Dirk Ziff Guitar Don Grolnick Piano Don Was Producer, Engineer, Bass Dr. John Piano, Organ Ed Caraeff Photography Ed Cherney Mixing Ed Freeman String Arrangements Eddie Kramer Audio Production, Audio Engineer, Engineer, Producer Eddie Palmer Engineer Eric Gale Guitar (Electric) Erwin Gorostiza Art Direction Frank Filipetti Engineer, Associate Producer, Mixing, Producer, Drum Programming Frank Floyd Vocals (Background) Frank Simms Vocals (Background) Gail Boggs Vocals (Background) Gary Chester Engineer Gary Pacheco A&R George Massenburg Producer Gordon Edwards Bass Gordon Grody Vocals (Background) Greg Gorman Photography Gregory Jones Bass Harry Maslin Engineer Hugh McCracken Guitar Hugh Taylor Vocals (Background) Jac Holzman Production Supervisor Jack Robinson Photography James P. Nichols Engineer James Taylor Vocals (Background) Jamey Haddad Percussion Jay Berliner Spanish Guitar Jay Militscher Engineer Jim Gordon Drums Jim Keltner Drums Jim Parr Engineer, Synthesizer Drums Jimmy Bralower Percussion, Drum Programming Jimmy Johnson, Jr. Drums Jimmy Maelen Percussion Jimmy Ryan Bass (Electric), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Acoustic), Ukulele, Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Bass John Boylan Producer John McCurry Guitar (Acoustic) Joseph DiMuro Executive Producer Kacey Cisyk Vocals (Background) Keith Holzman Production Supervisor Kiku Yamaguchi Design Klaus Voormann Bass Kurt Yahjian Vocals (Background) Lani Groves Vocals (Background) Laurence Juber Guitar (Electric) Lewis Hahn Engineer, Mixing Liza Strike Vocals (Background) Lucy Simon Vocals (Background) M.J. Delekta Photography Marc Cohn Vocals (Background) Mark Berry Engineer Matthew Stringer Project Director Michael Brecker Sax (Tenor) Mick Rossi Piano Mickey Curry Drums Mike Bobak Engineer Mike Egan Guitar (Acoustic) Mike Mainieri Producer, Audio Production Mindy Jostyn Violin Paul Buckmaster Conductor, Woodwind Arrangement, Orchestration, String Arrangements Paul Glanz Piano Paul Griffin Piano Paul Samwell-Smith Vocals (Background), Audio Production, Producer Pete Hewlett Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) Peter Calo Guitar (Acoustic) Peter Simon Photography Peter-John Vettese Keyboards Pino Palladino Bass Ralph MacDonald Percussion Ray Cooper Conga Richard Hewson String Arrangements, Conductor, Horn Arrangements Richard Perry Audio Production, Producer, Percussion Richard Tee Piano (Electric) Rick Marotta Drums Rob Mounsey Keyboard Bass, Producer, String Arrangements, Conductor, Piano Robbie Kilgore Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass Robbie Robertson Guitar (Electric) Roberta Flack Vocals (Background) Robin Geoffrey Cable Engineer Robin Gould Drums Russ Kunkel Producer, Drums, Drum Programming Sally Taylor Vocals Scott Litt Engineer, Mixing Sid McGinnis Vocals (Background), Slide Guitar Stephen Allen Davis Liner Notes Steve Gadd Drums Stuart Kimball Guitar Tasha Thomas Vocals (Background) Teese Gohl Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, String Arrangements Terri Homberg Vocals (Background) Tim Leitner Engineer Tom Lord-Alge Mixing Tony Levin Bass Vaneese Thomas Vocals (Background) Vicki Brown Vocals (Background) Victoria Sarro Project Director Vivian Cherry Vocals (Background) Will Lee Bass, Vocals (Background)